When someone has previously attempted to lock me out of my own home following abuse, it permanently changes how seriously I take future risks. There has already been an attempt in the past for another individual to move into my home without my consent. That experience means I am alert, informed, and proactive in protecting… Read More Statement on Home, Safety, and Boundaries
From a neuroscience and psychology perspective, starting the new year with a holiday after an exhausting year can have profound effects on your brain, mood, and overall wellbeing. Let me break it down: 1. Stress Recovery and the Brain After prolonged stress (like an exhausting year), the amygdala—the brain’s emotional center—can become overactive, keeping you in a… Read More R & R
While everyone else’s celebrations may be winding down, for me and my family it’s only just beginning. A new chapter. A fresh start.So much to be grateful for and even more to look forward to. Can’t wait — let the party begin ✨🥂
Dark showering is a self-care and mental health practice where you shower in low light or complete darkness, often in silence or with calming sounds. It’s not anything mystical or dangerous—it’s about sensory reduction and nervous system regulation. What it involves Why people do it Psychologically and neurologically, dark showering can: Low light reduces sensory input, which can help shift… Read More Dark showering
two-sided power of expectation. When someone constantly predicts: “Everyone leaves me” “They’ll cheat” “They’ll take everything I have” They may (without meaning to) behave in ways shaped by fear — hyper-vigilance, mistrust, over-control, withdrawal, or choosing emotionally unsafe people because it feels familiar. Those behaviours can increase the likelihood of the very outcome they fear.… Read More Predictions
A self-fulfilling prophecy is when a belief or prediction — even if it starts out false or unproven — influences behaviour in a way that makes it come true. How it works (step by step) A prediction or label is given “You always fail.” “This relationship won’t last.” “You’re unstable.” The belief is internalised You… Read More Self-fulfilling prophecy
Waking up to a beautiful new day in 2026 feeling grateful.Grateful for health and happiness.Grateful for family.Grateful for the year ahead.Grateful for new people coming into my life.Grateful for the lessons.Grateful for my sanity.Let’s all be grateful for another year ✨
It feels confusing before it feels painful.Then it feels lonely in ways that are hard to explain. It feels like talking into silence and slowly doubting your own voice.Like loving deeply while standing next to someone who is emotionally absent — present in body, absent in soul. You start asking: Over time it becomes exhausting. You… Read More Nothing
Happy New Year. May the coming year bring health, happiness, healing, and the courage to leave behind what no longer serves us 🌱
Linda C J Turner | Trauma Therapist & Emotional Healing Specialist 